Oiselle Pocket Jogger Tights

Review by Erin Trail

Initial Impressions

The Oiselle Pocket Jogger Tights are incredibly soft tights with a whole lot of options for storage.

Detailed Review

The Pocket Jogger Tights are Oiselle’s flagship full-length tights that are stacked with storage options. These tights are great for running, yoga, lifting, or as athleisure wear.

So let’s talk about all the storage. True to their name, the Pocket Jogger tights have SEVEN pockets in varying sizes and locations:

• A large pocket along the IT band of each leg, large enough to hold a cell phone.
• Two small mesh pockets along the waistband on both sides. These pockets can fit smaller items like a gel, chapstick, or a baggie of salt pills.
• A zippered rear pocket, appropriate for a key or a smaller item that you don’t want to lose.

The styling details of the Oiselle Pocket Jogger Tights are really nice and add a bit of flair to what could be a fairly standard piece of kit. The waist is a generously tall yoga-style that hits in the middle of your waist, not too low and not too high (although technically they are categorized as “high rise” on the website). There is also a nice bit of ruching along the side pockets, giving a little visual oomph the the profile.

The fabric is on the thicker side and is very stretchy compared to other running tights that I own. It’s so stretchy that I wish I sized down to get more of a compressive fit. The Oiselle Pocket Jogger Tights fabric is also some of the softest out of my tight collection.

Performance

I wore the Oiselle Pocket Jogger Tights on a few runs, usually around 45-60 degrees and from 60-90 minutes long. I also wore the tights to teach yoga and to lift weights.

I didn’t know what to expect from these tights, mostly due to how stretchy they were and how they feel a bit big on me. My experience is that tights that feel this way migrate down my hips as I run, causing all kinds of issues. But I also know that Oiselle is a women’s-specific running clothing company and was hoping for the best. I was really pleased to find that the Oiselle Pocket Jogger Tights didn’t migrate around as I ran and generally stayed where I wanted them throughout my running at various paces.

The other thing I was curious about was how much sweat the Oiselle Pocket Jogger Tights showed. I got the tights in Redwood, which is a really lovely rust color, but this shade has the potential for embarrassing visible sweat. My long run in these tights was at temperatures around 55-60 degrees, which is normally too warm for full tights, but I wanted to see how the fabric showed sweat. I was really happy to see that there were ZERO embarrassing visible sweat areas in the crotch. There was a bit of sweat showing on the upper back on the tights, but they weren’t very dark and didn’t migrate past the yoga waistband. This means that these tights pass the sweat test and would be a great option if you’re meeting friends for a post-run coffee and pastry but don’t want to change into something clean.

I do think that my personal temperature sweet spot for the Oiselle Pocket Jogger Tights is around 30-40 degrees, as the fabric is a bit thicker than some of my other run tights. I did feel pretty warm in them on a warmer day (which is good for a sweat test, but it does make for a bit of a warm run). I also didn’t think they were very compressive and would suggest sizing down if compression is an important feature.

I really love wearing the Oiselle Pocket Jogger Tights to teach yoga and for lifting. I love that they come in colors other than black and have the little styling details on the side leg pockets. The fabric is very stretchy and I didn’t find that my movement or range of motion was hindered while doing yoga or while lifting. The color and styling also lends itself well to athleisure wear.

Closing Thoughts

The Oiselle Pocket Jogger Tights are a great warmer tight option for those wanting a lot of storage options and a bit of style. I didn’t find them to be very compressive, so if that’s important to you, size down. The tights are made for a multitude of activities, wicking sweat and hiding sweat stains, while staying in place as your run, lift, or namaste.

Erin Trail